La Boca Blue
by Venetia Featherstone-Witty
Title
La Boca Blue
Artist
Venetia Featherstone-Witty
Medium
Photograph - Photographs
Description
DescriptionLa Boca is a neighborhood, or barrio of the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires. It retains a strong European flavour, with many of its early settlers being from the Italian city of Genoa. In fact the name has a strong assonance with the Genoese neighborhood of Boccadasse (or Bocadaze in Genoese dialect), and some people believe that the Buenos Aires barrio was indeed named after it. The conventional explanation is that the neighborhood sits at the mouth ("boca" in Spanish) of the Riachuelo.This barrio is known for not only its history, but the colorful buildings and tango dancers performing in the streets.La Boca is a popular destination for tourists visiting Argentina, with its colourful houses and pedestrian street, the Caminito, where tango artists perform and tango-related memorabilia is sold. Other attractions include the La Ribera theatre, many tango clubs and Italian taverns.This image also comes in black and white.
FEATURED 11/24/14 in "Street Art"
FEATURED 11/22/14 in "Spanish Theme Artwork"
FEATURED 2/6/15 n "The Collector's Gallery"
FEATURED 2/7/15 in "Vibrant Color Art"
FEATURED 6/16/2015 in "The World We See"
FEATURED 6/18/15 in "Images That Excite You"
FEATURED 8/29/17 in "Travel Art"
FEATURED 9/4/17 in "Your Very Best Photography"
FEATURED 3/5/18 in "ABC Group - B is for Blue"
FEATURED 1/31/24 in "Street Photography"
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November 19th, 2014
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Luther Fine Art
Congratulations,! Your artwork has been Featured by the - ABC GROUP B IS FOR BLUE theme! You are invited to archive it in the Feature thread LF
Tatiana Travelways
Congratulations! Your beautiful artwork has been featured on the homepage of "Travel Art" group at Fine Art America, and saved on our Travel Art Group board on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/travelways/travel-art-group-on-fine-art-america/ :) Please archive it in the specific travel category under discussions, and don't forget to promote it in our Facebook group ;) - You are a talent!
Nina Silver
Great piece! Love the blues... and the man in the background.
Venetia Featherstone-Witty replied:
Thank you Nina - not everyone notices the man in the background, but the eye just goes there!
John Bailey
Congratulations on being featured in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
L Wright
Congratulations your artwork is now featured in the Fine Art America Group "Vibrant Color Art!"